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Best of all, it's the sort of untraditional, original, personal indie flicks that seems to reward repeat viewings - and seems likely to pick up lots of fans over the next several years, albeit in almost exclusively word-of-mouth fashion.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

So while this one might not feel quite as exciting as discovering a new sports comedy classic, there's always something to be said for a sequel that captures the spirit of the original and forges some new ground of its own.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

It may make you feel happy, sad, excited, dejected, angry, and hopeful... all at the same time, and that's a pretty rare feat for one movie to pull off. To me it feels like 1/3 Spielberg, 1/3 Gilliam, and 1/3 completely novel, exciting originality. &dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Trey Edward Shults' stark, sobering, and quietly fascinating It Comes at Night is for genre fans who are in the market for something more cerebral and personal than the average "end of the world" story.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Once A Dark Song starts delving into issues like love, loss, faith, and the natural human reaction to sudden tragedy, that's when it blossoms from a novel concept to a truly powerful piece of genre filmmaking.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

While a substantial early portion of Don't Knock Twice may feel a bit familiar, it quickly finds its feet and settles into a nice spooky groove that fans of indie/import horror will be sure to appreciate.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Emotionally unstable kids can do some terrible things, especially when provoked by terrifying ideas, but hopefully frank, honest films like Beware the Slenderman will help make us all a little more attentive to these things in the future.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Death Race... delivers the goods on tongue-in-cheek action, simplistic yet effective social commentary, and a bunch of actors who clearly get the tone of the piece, and are willing to go way over the top in silly, campy, and sometimes ultra-violent fun.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Spectral probably won't win many awards for originality, but if you're down for a "ghosts vs. soldiers" action flick that doesn't take itself all that seriously [and] moves at a nice pace... then Spectral will probably fit the bill.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

[As a] horror fan who tolerated and then promptly forgot all about Ouija '14, I found myself more than reasonably engaged by what Flanagan and company cooked up for this offbeat, soft-spoken, and subtly spooky prequel.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Rupert Grint earns a few chuckles throughout, as do a handful of the supporting players, but ultimately Moonwalkers feels a whole lot like a funny idea that never got fleshed out beyond its second act.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

The result is a strange but surprisingly effective pair of fractured characters who have the audacity to buck indie flick convention and head off into some dark, weird, and sobering places.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

We're still not sure when Before I Wake will get a release, but I can tell you at least this much: it hasn't been delayed for reasons of quality. It's actually pretty fantastic, truth be told.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

How much you enjoy the flick will depend on your ability to accept its disregard for logic, reality, technology, and the laws of physics, but if you're willing to dig its lunacy, there's definitely some fun to be had here.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Lights Out may be a quick, simple, and slightly familiar piece of PG-13-level horror, but it's also a well-made and unexpectedly engaging thriller as well -- with an ending that's sure to generate at least a small amount of debate among horror fans.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

We all want to watch what happens when crime is made legal, but deep down we all want to root for the heroes. That this series allows a viewer to have its cake and eat it too is only one of its cleverer aspects.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

If you're in the mood for a smart, mellow, handsomely shot, and quietly engaging espionage story, Our Kind of Traitor should easily fit the bill -- especially if you're a fan of all those other John le Carré adaptations.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

To its credit, The Trust is considerably more interested in character quirks and offbeat conversations filled with basic tropes and cliches, and the chemistry between the two leads is really quite entertaining.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Rogen and Byrne, in particular, have grown into quite the complementary comedic duo in both Neighbors flicks, and it's that pairing that will earn my ten bucks once again whenever the inevitable Neighbors 3 shows up at my local multiplex.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

As is (almost) always the case with anthology films, Holidays is best described as a "mixed bag." And yet it's the wildly different collection of tones, attitudes, and storytelling styles that makes the collection so interesting.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

While we'll always have the epic Apollo stories like the ones found in The Right Stuff, Apollo 13, and From the Earth to the Moon, it's refreshing to come across a documentary that illustrates how special the explorers actually were.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT

Given that most killer bear movies are either intentionally cheesy or unwittingly inept, it's nice to see a new one that takes the concept seriously and forgoes easy splatter in favor of some strong, simple, sustained suspense.&dash; Nerdist - EDIT